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reed-mace
reed-mace [reed n.1] a. An aquatic plant, Typha latifolia, common on the margins of ponds and lakes, having long ensiform leaves and tall stems, the latter terminated by dense cylindrical spikes of small brownish flowers. (Also called cat's-tail or cat-tail, and bulrush.) b. The smaller species, Typ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Reed (plant)
Cyperus papyrus), the source of the Ancient Egyptian writing material, also used for making boats In the family Typhaceae Bur-reed (Sparganium species) Reed-mace wikipedia.org
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Reed bed
small-reed (Calamagrostis species), large sedges (species of Carex, Scirpus, Schoenoplectus, Cladium and related genera), yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus), reed-mace wikipedia.org
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bulrush
bulrush (ˈbʊlrʌʃ) Also 5 bolroysche, 5–6 bul(l)- rysche, -rissh, -rysshe, 6–8 bullrush. [f. bull of uncertain origin (identified by some with bole1, cf. bulaxe, bole-axe; by others supposed to be an attrib. use of bull n.1) + rush. (The suggestion ‘pool-rush’ is baseless.)] A name applied in books t... Oxford English Dictionary
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club-rush
ˈclub-rush A general name for the plants of the genus Scirpus (family Cyperaceæ). b. Sometimes applied to the Reed-mace Typha.1677 Plot Oxfordsh. 145 Bearing at the top a little club, as in the other club-rushes. 1776 Withering Brit. Plants (1796) II. 77 Pointed or 3-square Club-rush. 1794 Martyn Ro... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cassiobury Park
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) grows here, and there is a fairly large bed of great reed-mace (Typha latifolia). wikipedia.org
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Typha
‖ Typha Bot. (ˈtaɪfə) [mod.L., f. Gr. τύϕη cat's-tail.] A genus of aquatic herbs (type of the N.O. Typhaceæ), containing the common cat's-tail or reed-mace (T. latifolia).1548 Turner Names of Herbes (E.D.S.) 79 Typha groweth in fennes and water sydes among the reedes... It is called in englishe catt... Oxford English Dictionary
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mace
▪ I. mace, n.1 (meɪs) Also 4–5 mas, 4–7 mase, 5–6 mais, (5 maas, mass, meyce, 6 maysse, 6–7 masse). [a. OF. masse, mace = Pr. massa, It. mazza, Sp. maza, Pg. ma{cced}a:—L. type *mat(t)ea (prob. the origin of the rare mat(t)eola ? mallet).] 1. a. A heavy staff or club, either entirely of metal or hav... Oxford English Dictionary
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dodd
▪ I. dod, n.1 and int. dial. or vulgar. In asseverations; originally a deformation of God. (Cf. adod; also dad3, bedad.)1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode ii. i, A Dod she's too serious. 1855 Haliburton Nat. & Hum. Nat. 60 (Bartlett) I'll cut and run, and dot drot me if I don't. 1892 Northumbld. Gloss. s.... Oxford English Dictionary
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cat's-tail
cat's tail, ˈcat's-tail Also cat-tail. 1. The tail of a cat; a fur for the neck, so called.1550 Lever Serm. (Arb.) 131 Bryngynge home sylkes and sables, cat-tayls, and folyshe fethers to fil the realm full of such baggage. 1578 Lyte Dodoens vi. lvi. 730 Yellowe ragged things compact of certayne scal... Oxford English Dictionary
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flax
▪ I. flax, n. (flæks) Forms: 1 flæx, fleax, 1–5 flex, 4 south. vlexe, 4–6 flexe, 5–7 flaxe, (7 flacks), 4– flax. [Com. W.Ger.: OE. fleax = OFris. flax, OS. *flahs (MDu., DU., LG. vlas), OHG. flahs (MHG. vlahs, mod.G. flachs):—OTeut. *flahso{supm} str. neut.; commonly referred to the OTeut. root *fle... Oxford English Dictionary
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marsh
▪ I. marsh1 (mɑːʃ) Forms: α. 1 mersc, mærsc, merisc, 3 mersche, 3–6 mershe, 4 merss, 4, (7) mersh, 5 mersch, merche, merssh(e; β. 6 mars(s)he, marche, 7–9 dial. march, 7–9 Eng. and U.S. dial. mash, 5– marsh. [OE. męrsc, męrisc masc. = M.Du. mersch(e masc., fem., MLG. mersch, marsch, masch fem., neut... Oxford English Dictionary
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ditch
▪ I. ditch, n.1 (dɪtʃ) Forms: 1–3 d{iacu}c, 2–7 dich(e, 4–6 dych(e (4 dicche), 5–7 ditche (6 deche, dytch), 6– ditch. [OE. d{iacu}c, which has also given dike n.1, q.v. The analogy of other words, e.g. ME. like, liche, (dead) body, like, liche, adj., -rik, -riche, suffix in kinrik, kyneriche, etc., ... Oxford English Dictionary
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cat
▪ I. cat, n.1 (kæt) Forms: 1 catte, catt, 2–7 catt, 4–6 catte, (3–7 kat, 6 katte), 1– cat. [The ME. and mod. cat corresponds at once to OE. cat and ONF. cat. The name is common European of unknown origin: found in Lat. and Gr. in 1–4th c., and in the modern langs. generally, as far back as their rec... Oxford English Dictionary
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water
▪ I. water, n. (ˈwɔːtə(r)) Forms: 1–3 wæter, 2–5 weter, 3 Orm. waterr, (pl. wattress), 3–5 watre, 4 Sc. valtir, vatter, vatyr, (pl. wateren), 4–5 watere, wattre, watur, -yr, 4–6 watir, 4, 6 Sc. vattir, 4–7 chiefly Sc. watter, -ir, 4–7 Sc. walter, 5 vatur, wature, -yre, wadyr, Sc. wattyr, 5–6 Sc. wal... Oxford English Dictionary
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